Eugene Theron Hassing

Military

Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Earl McDaniel crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.

William Arthur Rabe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

James L Reeder

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

George J Shukaitis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Richard J Siewers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Hubert Steorts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

Aircraft

Missions

665

  • Date: 5 October 1944

652

  • Date: 28 September 1944

642

  • Date: 19 September 1944
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97904) nicknamed "Lady Janette" of the 452nd Bomb Group drops bombs over the target. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Stuttgart 5 Sept 44. 452 BG Mott A/C.'

605

  • Date: 5 September 1944

602

  • Date: 3 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ogden, UT 13 July 1916 Clifford Eugene and Chloie Ann [Prows] Hassing.

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, UT 23 July 1942 Salt Lake City, Utah

Other

Discharged USAAF

26 May 1945 Honourable discharge.

Enlisted

28 May 1951

Other

Discharged USAF

22 July 1963 Honourable discharge.

Died

28 February 1974

Buried

Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, UT Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/202114191
https://www.fold3.com/image/597578401
https://www.fold3.com/record/85004656-eugene-t-hassing
https://www.fold3.com/record/85004656-eugene-t-hassing
https://www.fold3.com/record/624200939-eugene-hassing-1916
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1626
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21075874/eugene-theron-hassing

Date
ContributorDylanHearn
Changes
Sources

384thBombGroup.com

Date
ContributorDylanHearn
Changes
Sources

Personal War Service Record, 384thBombGroup.com

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…